strugë

See also: Strugë

Albanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɾuɡə/
  • Rhymes: -uɡə

Etymology 1

Compare stromë (mattress; saddle pad), shtromë (mattress) and dialectal shtrungë (mattress)

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Alternative forms

  • strungëdialectal

Noun

strugë f (plural struga, definite struga, definite plural strugat)

  1. A white woolen garment worn over the arms by shepherds of Northern Albania.
    Near-synonyms: bërruc, shark
  2. Any woolen padding, used as a blanket or a saddle.

References

  • “strúg/ë,~a i”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980, page 1797a
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “strug-ë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 463a
  • Jungg, G. (1895) “strugh”, in Fialuur i voghel sccȣp e ltinisct [Small Albanian–Italian dictionary], page 144a

Etymology 2

Borrowed from South Slavic, compare Serbo-Croatian strȗg / стру̑г (river branch), Macedonian струга (struga, furrow; riverbed).

Noun

strugë f (plural struga, definite struga, definite plural strugat)

  1. swamp, marshland, pond
    Synonyms: strum, pellg, moçal
  2. watercourse, furrow
    Synonym: strum
Declension
Declension of strugë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative strugë struga struga strugat
accusative strugën
dative struge strugës strugave strugave
ablative strugash
Derived terms

References

  • “strúg/ë,~a ii”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[2], 1980, page 1797a
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “strug-ë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 463a